U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry(L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attend a joint press conference after they reached a landmark agreement which would see both countries greatly enhance cooperation in a bid to end the five-year-old Syrian conflict, in Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 10, 2016. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)
GENEVA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced early Saturday morning that an agreement on Syria with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov aims to set up a nation-wide cessation of hostilities in Syria beginning at sundown on Sept. 12.
This statement follows marathon talks here in a luxurious Geneva lakeside hotel between both officials, who hope to enhance cooperation in Syria in a bid to end to the five-year conflict.
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